Chapter 14 Foreign Policy
Chapter 14 Foreign Policy
What is Foreign Policy a nations external goals and techniques and strategies used to achieve them American foreign policy includes national security policy, which is policy designed to protect the independence and the political and economicintegrity of the United states
What is Foreign Policy? ~ a nation’s external goals and techniques and strategies used to achieve them ~ American foreign policy includes national security policy, which is policy designed to protect the independence and the political and economic integrity of the United States
Tools of Foreign Policy o diplomacy -the process by which states carry on relations with each other(can also mean settling conflicts among nations through peaceful means) o economic aid- assistance to other nations through grants, loans or credits to buy the assisting nations products o technical assistance -sending individuals with expertise in agriculture, engineering or business to aid other nations
Tools of Foreign Policy o diplomacy – the process by which states carry on relations with each other (can also mean settling conflicts among nations through peaceful means) o economic aid – assistance to other nations through grants, loans or credits to buy the assisting nation’s products o technical assistance – sending individuals with expertise in agriculture, engineering or business to aid other nations
Competing views of foreign Policy Moral ldealism- one theory of how nations act. it views all nations as willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct Political realism- sees each nation acting principally in its own interest
Competing Views of Foreign Policy Moral Idealism – one theory of how nations act, it views all nations as willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct Political Realism – sees each nation acting principally in its own interest
Current Challenges in World Politics o errorism o Nuclear proliferation o China o Regional conflicts The Middle east The Persian Gulf bOsnia Southern africa African Civil Wars
Current Challenges in World Politics o Terrorism o Nuclear proliferation o China o Regional Conflicts ~The Middle East ~The Persian Gulf ~Bosnia ~Kosovo ~Southern Africa ~African Civil Wars